Site Carpentry Apprentice

POPLARS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Bedfordshire (MK45 2BB)

Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 October 2025

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Summary

Start your carpentry career on live sites - learn timber prep, roofing, fixing, and fitting while working toward a Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship.

Wage

£15,704 a year

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Annual Leave

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 6 November 2025

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You’ll work closely with experienced carpenters and contribute to real building projects while working toward a Carpentry & Joinery.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and handle materials safely
  • Maintain clean work areas and tools
  • Move and store materials correctly
  • Interpret drawings and specifications
  • Work both independently and as part of a team
  • Follow site rules and health & safety procedures
  • Carry out roofing and joisting tasks
  • Perform first and second fix carpentry
  • Fit doors, frames, windows, staircases, kitchens, and cabinetry
  • Commit to both college and site-based learning
  • Maintain high standards of quality and sustainability

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about carpentry and eager to learn in a supportive, hands-on environment.

Where you'll work

Glenmere Barn
78 Water End
Maulden
Bedfordshire
MK45 2BB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Select, use and store hand tools.
  • Select, use and store power tools.
  • Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
  • Produce jigs.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing (load bearing studwork), 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
  • Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
  • Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
  • Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for: 1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
  • Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
  • Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
  • Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
  • Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
  • Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
  • Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
  • Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
  • Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
  • Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
  • Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Select, use and store hand tools.
  • Select, use and store power tools.
  • Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
  • Produce jigs.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Training schedule

Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship Level 2.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 9-3)
  • English (grade 9-3)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Team player
  • goal-driven
  • motivated
  • trustworthy
  • reliable
  • carpentry interest
  • and trade passion

Other requirements

Own transport and the ability to get to site and college.

About this employer

Poplars Construction Ltd is a trusted, accredited builder working on multi-home projects across the Midlands and London.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may be offered a full-time position with the employer. The opportunity to progress onto Gang Leader/Site Supervisor.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339580.

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Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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